Thanksgiving is such a fabululous holiday...family, food, and running. Three of my favorite things! Dad pulled off his 8th annual Turkey Trot in true Richard Davis form. This year, not only were we required to have staggared start times so that we would all finish "at the same time," but it became an adventure race of sorts with a scavenger hunt thrown in the mix. Running 4.7 miles in perfect weather is a great way to start a day of feasting. And I still can't believe that I didn't go back for seconds or eat any dessert for lunch. What was I thinking?
We had about 40 family members and friends over for lunch. Three types of turkey (baked, smoked, and fried...thank you Steve!), ham, and a slew of southern sides and desserts make for a delicious Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you Mama and Daddy. You are the best!
We ended the day by going to the movies. Mama and Daddy babysat for the sibs with kids and took off to see Blindside...until one of the sibs decided to see New Moon...alone. Of course we couldn't let someone go to the movie alone so three of headed to New moon and the others went to Blindside. (No names to protect the innocent.) That made two times in a week for me...good thing it's easy on the eyes. Lol.
We came back home on Friday so Steve could go to work. But then something amazing happened...we spent the afternoon, evening, and all of Saturday and today together!! It has been soooo wonderful. Over the past few months, if I saw Steve on his way out the door when I was walking in or before I went to bed I considered it a good day. Spending days together was a lovely treat. We organized one of our bedrooms and the garage. And put up our Christmas tree. And listened to hours of Christmas music. And loved it!
